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I don't know how much merit there is in ranking companies based on the number of anonymous complaints on a website but I did find this article to be interesting. There are some pretty good comments from current and former employees here as well. Most of us have heard the horror stories about Charlie before but some of the people that work for him put a thought-provoking (at least for me) twist on his motives and the anecdotes about investor / analyst relationships are entertaining.

Personally I've been a customer for almost 14 years now and have experienced some pretty excellent customer service from them with few exceptions.

A few months ago they were voted worst company in America to work for. Those of us in the industry have heard the stories for a long time and work with some former Dish folks. Interesting to say the least.

A few months ago they were voted worst company in America to work for. Those of us in the industry have heard the stories for a long time and work with some former Dish folks. Interesting to say the least.

Dish Network sub since 2001 and IMO Dish has been one of the best companies I have ever had the pleasure of doing business with. Never have I had an issue with them and the 2 times that I have had to have receivers replaced it was an easy process. When I moved they were prompt in getting me set up at my new address using dish mover. I enjoyed the 6 years I had distant networks and I took advantage of them by subing to NY/CHI/DEN/LA up until they were forced to take distants down and even then they found a solution by partnering with AAD.

A few months ago they were voted worst company in America to work for. Those of us in the industry have heard the stories for a long time and work with some former Dish folks. Interesting to say the least.

who cares!!!!as far as i know they provide a better productthey are still better than directv

The problem here is... former employees are usually former employees for a reason. Either they left on their own OR were fired... Obviously fired people will have a negative opinion... and most people leaving voluntarily are doing so because of bad feelings.

So... it would be like doing a survey of patients in the emergency room and then extrapolating it to determine that ALL people are sick ALL the time.

I think their expense policy around tipping speaks for itself... if a person or company wants to short poorly paid waitstaff it's their prerogative. However I think it says a lot about the character (or lack thereof) of the individual or company.

I don't have to, I work with a number of former Dish employees whom I trust very much.

And you plainly work for an opposing company.

I am not saying that you are biased. But if you were biased, would you not be biased toward the company providing a paycheck for you and your family?

Onward ... I hope that most employees have a better day than those who end up pissing and moaning on the Internet about their former employers. You won't find me badmouthing a former employer or a competitor on the internet. It isn't the way I roll. (BTW: I have not worked for a satellite provider.)

If I have to deal with a DISH employee I'll try to make their day better ... otherwise, lets watch TV.

I think their expense policy around tipping speaks for itself... if a person or company wants to short poorly paid waitstaff it's their prerogative. However I think it says a lot about the character (or lack thereof) of the individual or company.

I work for state government, and my employees are responsible for auditing employee travel expenses. I hear this argument once in a while. Our travel regulations clearly state that we will only reimburse up to 15% on meals. That being said, employees are free to leave tips bigger than 15% they just won't be reimbursed for it. I think if people are so concerned about the size of the tip on expensed meals they should not have a problem with it coming out of their own pocket.

I work for state government, and my employees are responsible for auditing employee travel expenses.

Since you are spending my money (the taxpayer's money) I especially appreciate not spending more that what is reasonable and customary.

If a person wants to give a tip that is higher than reasonable and customary it should be on that person. The employee is spending the company's (or in your case, the public's) money. The same goes for the price of the meal or lodging or any other expense charged to the company.

I found the complaint about no paid holidays to be a very strange one. Television is not something that gets used only "during normal business hours." Usage would increase on holidays and weekends, making it a 24x7 industry. Medical institutions typically don't have paid holidays, either. It's part of the business to be available at all hours. No mention is made in the article as to whether they receive more than average vacation time to make up for the lack of paid holidays. So if they get 4 weeks of vacation at the start instead of 2, but no paid holidays, they really aren't worse off.

I found the section on requiring employees to be in on time a bit odd, but you can also see that by going to fingerprint scanning because people were cheating under the old system that the problems management are dealing with are real. If people had been honest, the old card system would still be in place. Probably most people were honest, but they don't put heavy locks and alarms on the doors of the jewelry store because most people are thieves...